The Natal Zulu believes in witchcraft, prophesy, love philtres, and such like. He is firmly fixed in his mind that the witch doctors and sangomas (female diviners) have power to bring rain, to trace spells of witchcraft, to heal by incantation, and to perform sundry other wonders and miracles.

To thrust his ycie fingers in my maw

I am shameless enough to sometimes speak of my nockies.

You might have satisfied every duty of political friendship, without committing the honour of your sovereign.